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Singapore: Second Largest Solar Cooling Installation Worldwide

The solar thermal collector field with 3,900 m2 at the United World College (UWC) in Singapore powers a 1,500 kW cooling unit, which is based on a single-effect lithium bromide absorption chiller. The United World Colleges are international schools with an emphasis on social and environmental issues. With 2,900 pupils, Singapore's UWC is the largest of the 13 colleges spread around the world. The Austrian company S.O.L.I.D. commissioned the solar cooling plant in August 2011, back then as the largest cooling installation worldwide. S.O.L.I.D. has teamed up with the Österreichische Kontrollbank and the Österreichische Raiffeisenbank, almost turning the project into an exclusively Austrian effort despite its Singapore location.Photo: S.O.L.I.D.